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B2U1 Food for Thought
Understanding idea
A Child of Two Cuisines
Lead-in
How many Chinese cuisines are mentioned in the video?
Eight Categories of Chinese Cuisines
2. Have you ever tried any of the food in the video? What did you think of it?
Fast-reading
Read the passage quickly and determine whether the following sentences are true, false or not mentioned.
Mum comes from Sichuan Province, and often cooks spicy dishes.
Dad has been used to eating almost all Chinese dishes.
Dad is a person who is particular about food.
Now I’m fond of all Chinese dishes, even stinky tofu.
True
False
False
Not mentioned
Mum Coming from Sichuan, China, she often cooks 1. .
Mum suggest not eating too much 2. .
Dad He can cook a super “full English breakfast” as well as 3. .
He has come to love hot pot but still doesn’t
4. eating things like chicken feet.
Fast-reading
I I thought I could deal with all Chinese food until I 5. .
Now, I 6. food from both my cultures.
spicy food
roast food
a typical Sunday roast
take to
Came across stinky tofu
fell at home with
2. Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
A. The foods Dad cooks and the opinion of Mum about them.
B. The author’s experience of buying pigs’ ears
C. The first visit to China of the author.
D. The view of the author about the food from two countries.
E. Dad dare not try some dishes.
F. The writer grows up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother.
Fast-reading
Careful-reading
Read the 2-4 paragraphs and answer the questions
Why does the writer’s dad like hot pot?
What did the butcher think of the writer?
What did the stinky tofu remind the writer of ?
Because Mum often cooks spicy dishes.
He thought the writer was joking.
Blue cheese.
enjoyed
sweet memories
take to eating
roast food
first experience
fe